Associations to the word «Beowulf»

Wiktionary

BEOWULF, proper noun. (poetic) An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
BEOWULF CLUSTER, noun. (computing) A cluster of standard personal computers linked by a local area network, usually on the order of 10 nodes.
BEOWULF CLUSTERS, noun. Plural of Beowulf cluster

Dictionary definition

BEOWULF, noun. The legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon.

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